Factionalism

An ideology developed on various Minecraft Servers. This ideology seeks to promote the belief factions can exist in peace without being attacked and ruined by other factions. This contrasts with Cavalierianism.

Luke: The official ideology of my Minecraft server is Factionalism
Fred: amen! Better than those filthy cavaliers!

by Saint Athanasius September 20, 2023

factionism

A mindset in which a person thinks only or mostly of the group s/he belongs to, sometimes to the detriment of others.

Some factionistic Serbs refuse to acknowledge the Srebrenica massacre.

by UmmAgummA July 28, 2005

functionalism

A French post-structuralist movement in the 1970's that argued that philosophy was a actually a critique of power.

Underwritten by Foucalt.

Foucalt argued that functionalism divided society into a duality of power: oppressed and oppressor.

by sandraxine September 16, 2018

Fictionalism

A psychological or behavioral tendency to treat fictional characters as if they were real, often experiencing emotional attachment, empathy, or concern for their well-being, and blurring the lines between fiction and reality.

"His fictionalism has led him to spend hours every day immersed in online discussions defending his favorite fictional characters as if they were real people."

by IstillLive April 19, 2024

cosmeto-functionalism

the concept of designing structures or buildings in such a manner that they look beautiful and are functional (working well).

Cosmeto-functionalism could be a useful concept in design.

by uttam maharjan January 19, 2013